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Thanks John. Yes, I´m happy about it. Also this engine is something I will recommend. The construction is very good. Making engines from bar stock is also a good thing, especially for beginners. I have done several of the parts two-three times. Don´t be put down of the small price for the plans...

Painted the engine block. Started to assemble the finished parts. This is really a big moment, seeing the final stage of the long build. Posting some random pics of the parts so far. Have yet to make a nice base, tank and ignition. Rudy

Made the O-ring seal between the cylinder sleeve and block, or water hopper as the plans say. Think it will work. As I mentioned I have a small play in the sleeve to block fit. Some of the oil from the drip oiler would be leaking away from the hole in the sleeve and out under the sleeve. Maybe...

Thanks John. I had already found that video. Runs very well! I´m soon to be starting my own. Very exited, it´s my first IC engine and my second build. Rudy

Thanks! How could I miss that... lets blame my metric eyes :-) While we are at it. How important is it to harden the wrist pin? I have made it from dril rod and not bored it out. Rudy

Help needed! I´m having an issue getting compression. The valves are sealing well, but the piston ring is not. I have used a smaller O-ring than the plans say so I have the posibility to make a larger groove in the piston for a larger o-ring. The plans gives dimesnsions on the groove, but not...

Here is a "problem".. (if only all problems was that nice to work with..). The oil from the drip oiler is fed to the cylinder through some drilled passages in the block and through the hole in the cylinder sleeve. However, there is some play between the block and sleeve for the oil to escape in...

Done some progress lately. The "carburetor" and drip oiler is done. The 90 degree bend took a bit to make. Lots of manual grinding and filing. The final buffing is the easy part. The oiler looks difficult to make, but it wasn´t. The glas is from a test tube. I struggled with cutting it in the...

Hi Brian. Very interesting project. I´m trying to get a grasp on how it works.. Am I right if the spring will always keep an axial pressure on the bearings? That the bearings actually have to hold against the spring force in engaged position? If so I would expect some drag and short lived...

Thanks. Very good instruction. Have not seen this method before. Definitely a safe way of making a cam. Rudy

Very inspiring project! No wonder the cam driven valve train is so popular in modern engines. Very simple and clever design. Is it set screws on the cam lobes I see on your picture? Is this considered to be a permanent way of making a cam? Would say it´s easier making a cam this way and I like...

I had an issue with the flywheels getting them to run straight. I did everything possible to make the crank straight and the hole in the flywheel in line with the wheel. Despite all the effort the flywheels ran visibly wobbly. The problem came down to the collets. I had drilled and reamed the...

I'm on my third rotary table in two years. A 8" Soba. Comparing to the two others it is in another league. It is big for my mill, but i now se its better to be on the bigger side. Very ruged. Got mine from Chronos, with chuck, deviding plates and tail stock. Reasonable price. I did make a new...

Hi and welcome macman38spl, Looks like a crowd of Norwegians here now! I may have to includ my other hands fingers to count us! I did a Stuart 10V as my first project. There is a boock about this build using no mill. I was a bit put down about the casting quality. I would also consider a scratch...

What can one say... this is art. Please ceep us updated. Very entertaining. Rudy

Very nice collection and restoration work. Would be nice see some of them running? Rudy

Came across this build page. A bar stock steam engine looking absolutely like casted. http://modelengines.info/goldeng/ Rudy

Very interesting project. From what we can see so far, this will be a runner. Lots of machining on these engines. I`m doing a very similar engine my selves, the Jerry Howel Farm Boy. Keep us posted. Rudy

I haven´t, but I´m thinking of building Stuart engines from bar stock my selves. Just buy the plans. I built a 10V as my first project, but was a bit put down by the quality of the castings. My approach is collecting ideas from a lot of free plans for steam engines and get ideas how to make...

Anybody knowing anything about these engines? http://www.cad-jung-shop.de/epages/62479729.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62479729/Categories/Baupl%C3%A4ne/Bauplane_Modellmotore They have a selection of plans for various configurations of a 17,5ccm cylinder. Looks very nice. Would be something to...